so i picked up a peppermint shrimp last week and the lfs owner told me he had had this one for a long time and it had already had baby's once. i didn't ask him too much about it so i dont know what they look like. so i was wondering if anyones got pics? i just went and checked my tank. the lights are off and theres tons of lil white things blowing around in the current. there all the same shape so its not debris. just wondering if thats what it is. too bad my fish aren't up. i wouldn't hafta feed em for a couple days. i'm thinking the hob filers are going to take em all out. i only have lr rubble in there but i'm sure the pump will do it.
shrimp babys?
- Thread starter jbob
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Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
get two shrimps so you have a continuous supply of zooplankton
Gary Majchrzak
Team RC
Lysmata larvae hatch out from eggs that are carried by the parent shrimp. There's a good chance some larval shrimp will survive in your system for at least a few days- especially if you have a refugium attached.
LeslieH
Premium Member
It's just a coincidence. The animal in the pic is a mysid, not a baby Lysmata. The newly hatched juveniles look nothing like the adults and they go through several developmental stages until they look like the adults. To see some images of planktonic Lsymata larvae go to
http://www.reefsuk.org/articles/captivebreeding/breedcleanershrimp.php
http://www.breedersregistry.org/Reprints/FAMA/v17_aug94/scarlet.htm
http://www.reefsuk.org/articles/captivebreeding/breedcleanershrimp.php
http://www.breedersregistry.org/Reprints/FAMA/v17_aug94/scarlet.htm
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